By David N. Bass Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper has been a stalwart opponent of school choice since securing the governor’s office in 2016. That makes a proclamation from his office declaring Jan. 23-29 National School Choice Week in…
By NA Nabooko Pittsboro, NC – Several years ago, maybe even a decade, I penned a Chatham Chatlist post entitled “Just How Safe Is A Safety Pin?” I thought it was a real knee slapper. Maybe I have improved since…
Compiled by Gene Galin Pittsboro, NC – We asked the question “What is the worst advice you could give someone new to Chatham County?” on the Chatham Chatlist Facebook page and the Chatham Chatlist discussion group. We received an assortment…
By Mark Stinson Silk Hope, NC – This is in reference to Al’s comment in his post that appeared in Thursday’s Chatham Chatlist: “Count the numbers of innocent people now dead due to someone with a gun in a public…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – From July 2020 to July 2021, there was a net inflow of 637,729 Americans into these top-five destination states: Florida, Texas, Arizona, North Carolina, and South Carolina. During the same period, there was a…
By Mia Munn Pittsboro, NC – I again strongly urge you to remove the mask mandate in Chatham completely. We are doing untold harm to Special Ed students, K-3 students learning to read emotions and facial expressions, and ESL students,…
By Kevin Roche CNN discovers that CDC and everyone else has basically been lying about the number of hospitalizations actually caused by CV-19. (CNN Tweet) Where to start. First, the CDC and public health experts have lost any credibility. They…
By Kate Dula Pittsboro, NC – Neither the initiatives of Chatham County Schools to stem the tide of faculty and staff leaving, nor their efforts to fill the positions left behind have shown success. While administrators continue to propose more…
Top 10 rights every parent deserves By Kelly Mann Raleigh, NC – As displayed across the country parents are feeling unheard, that their choices within schools are infringed upon and most importantly that students’ basic educational needs are not met. Do…
By Theresa Opeka Raleigh, NC – A new year ushers in new laws in North Carolina. Here are the laws that took effect on January 1. Senate Bill 473, Enhance Local Government Transparency, bans public officials from gaining financially from…